Healthy Body, Healthy Lungs: What Salon Workers Need to Know About Their Risk for Work-Related Asthma

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• Corporate Authors:
  New Hampshire. Department of Health and Human Services
• Description:
  What is work-related asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the flow of air may be decreased, making it hard to breathe. Asthma is considered work-related when it is caused or made worse by something in the workplace. Even small exposures to certain substances can cause or trigger asthma. Symptoms may start right after you breathe in the substance or may start hours after leaving work. Sometimes a person can suddenly develop work-related asthma from chemicals they have worked with for years. It is not understood why some workers get asthma while others who have the same exposures do not. Can hair and nail products cause or trigger asthma? YES! You might not expect it, but hair and nail salon products used at work can cause asthma or make your asthma worse. People who spend more of their day exposed to chemicals at work have the greatest risk. The following daily activities may cause the most harm: bleaching and coloring hair, permanent waving and chemically straightening hair, applying artificial nails, general nail manicuring, and cleaning and disinfecting of tools and equipment. Where to look for hazardous ingredients: 1. Ingredients in salon products can sometimes be found on the product label, although manufacturers are not required to list all of the ingredients in products sold for professional use. 2. Salon workers can look at the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) associated with the product, where all of the hazardous ingredients must appear. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Chemistry Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Bronchial Asthma Chemical Properties Chemicals Diseases Hair Care Products Hairdressers Hair Salons Lung Disease Nail Technicians Work Environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049804
• Citation:
  Concord, NH: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services, Chronic Disease Prevention Control, New Hampshire Asthma Control Program, 2015 Aug; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  New Hampshire State Department of Health Statistics and Data Management
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  Healthy body, healthy lungs: what salon workers need to know about their risk for work-related asthma
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210429/cdc_210429_DS1.pdf
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